CONNECTED AIRCRAFT

Avionic sensor systems, namely, aircraft airspeed sensors; avionic sensor systems, namely, aircraft altitude indicators; avionic sensor systems, namely, navigation systems; apparatus for checking flight parameters; electronic navigational and positioning apparatus and instruments; electronic flight display apparatus and instruments; Electronic pilot-interface displays for aircraft; electronic interfaces and gateways in the nature of telecommunications and data aircraft-based networking hardware and software; Computer networking products, namely, computer programs, application and operating software, and hardware, namely, hubs, switches, routers, servers, and access points; Communication software and hardware for providing interactive and interoperable communications with and between Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certified and other aircraft instrumentation and equipment, namely, environmental controls, entertainment systems, safety systems, flight control and monitoring systems and engine and power control and monitoring systems and portable computing devices such as personal digital assistants, mobile phones, smart phones, iPhone, droid devices, and personal computers and for providing access to the Internet; Computer software providing the ability to connect to and disconnect from a number of different computer networks and aviation and avionics equipment and instrumentation without a user visible reconfiguration; computer programs for adaptive display techniques in portable computing devices such as personal digital assistants, mobile phones, smart phones, iPhone, droid devices, and personal computers; Computer hardware and software for encryption and decryption of digital files, including audio, video, text, binary, still images, graphics and multimedia files; Computer Software in the nature of a dynamic distributed computing infrastructure used to build and develop flight-related applications used over the Internet and on portable computing devices such as personal digital assistants, mobile phones, smart phones, iPhone, droid devices, and personal computers; Computer software in the nature of a computing environment in which development of computer applications is fostered, such applications being used for and in connection with all aspects of flight-related activities, whether before, during, after, or between flights, namely, checking weather, finalizing route / flight plans, filing and obtaining clearance, chart and flight dbase preparation, destination and logistics planning, notifying others of upcoming flight, confirming pilot and aircraft airworthiness, confirming aircraft availability, planning for passenger comfort, loading flight plan / clearance information, tuning radios, communicating, reviewing and flying procedures, chart and flight dbase management, monitoring fuel status and consumption and engine condition and performance, avoiding weather, avoiding terrain and obstacles, checklist execution, position reporting and tracking, communicating with people on ground, keeping passengers comfortable, monitoring and regulating environmental systems, closing flight plan, logging and accounting, arrival notifications, arranging ground transport, flight review / debriefing, incident reporting, flight trend review, sharing flight experience, data analysis, maintaining aircraft, maintaining / enhancing skills, maintaining pilot status